Third-Class Citizenship: The Escalating Legal Consequences of Committing a “Violent” Crime
Third-Class Citizenship: The Escalating Legal Consequences of Committing a "Violent" Crime For many years, American legislatures have been steadily attaching a wide range of legal consequences to convictions—and sometimes even…
Formerly Incarcerated Black Mothers Matter Too: Resisting Social Constructions of Motherhood
Formerly Incarcerated Black Mothers Matter Too: Resisting Social Constructions of Motherhood The Prison Journal, Ahead of Print. Michael B. Mitchell Read the syndicated article here
Former Airline Executive Pleads Guilty in Schemes to Defraud Illinois-Based Ryan International Airlines
Former Airline Executive Pleads Guilty in Schemes to Defraud Illinois-Based Ryan International Airlines A former executive of Ryan International Airlines, a charter airline company located in Rockford, Ill., pleaded guilty…
Indiana Waste Treatment Company, Its Owner and a Manager Charged with Conspiracy and Violating the Clean Water Act
Indiana Waste Treatment Company, Its Owner and a Manager Charged with Conspiracy and Violating the Clean Water Act Tierra Environmental, owner Ronald Holmes and manager Stewart J. Roth have been…
Five Alleged MS-13 Leaders Indicted in Washington, D.C., on Racketeering Charges, Accused of Ordering and Carrying out Murders and Other Attacks
Five Alleged MS-13 Leaders Indicted in Washington, , on Racketeering Charges, Accused of Ordering and Carrying out Murders and Other Attacks The 32-count superseding indictment, which was returned on Nov.…
Former Lincoln County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office Detective Indicted for Aggravated Sexual Abuse
Former Lincoln County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office Detective Indicted for Aggravated Sexual Abuse Former Lincoln County, Mo., Sheriff’s Office Detective Scott Edwards, 49, of Troy, Mo. was indicted on civil rights…
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Four Hispanic Men
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Four Hispanic Men Mark Gautreau, 50, pleaded guilty today in federal court in New Orleans for shooting two men on the Bonnet Carre Spillway…
Book Review: Confronting underground justice: Reinventing plea bargaining for effective criminal justice reform
Book Review: Confronting underground justice: Reinventing plea bargaining for effective criminal justice reform Criminal Justice Review, Ahead of Print. Kevin Petersen Read the syndicated article here
Transforming Rehabilitation: The micro-physics of (market) power
Transforming Rehabilitation: The micro-physics of (market) power Punishment &Society, Ahead of Print. Matt Tidmarsh Read the syndicated article here
Former Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Jail Major Indicted for Assaulting an Inmate
Former Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Jail Major Indicted for Assaulting an Inmate James Donis, 47, a former major at the Allegheny County, Penn., Jail, and a resident of Glenshaw, Penn., has…
Self-Proclaimed “Governor” of Alabama and Wife Convicted of Tax Fraud
Self-Proclaimed “Governor” of Alabama and Wife Convicted of Tax Fraud A federal jury in Montgomery, Ala., today convicted Monty Ervin and Patricia Ervin of conspiracy to defraud the United States…
Florida Man Sentenced to 90 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography
Florida Man Sentenced to 90 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography Wesley William Brandt of Davenport, Fla., was sentenced today to 90 years in prison and a lifetime…